CITY OF BEAUMONT v. INTERN. ASS'N OF FIREFIGHTERS

No. 09-06-481 CV.

241 S.W.3d 208 (2007)

The CITY OF BEAUMONT, Appellant, v. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS, LOCAL UNION NO. 399, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Beaumont.

Decided November 8, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elizabeth B. Pratt, Patricia D. Chamblin, John J. Durkay, Mehaffy Weber, P.C., Tyrone E. Cooper, Beaumont, for appellant.

John Werner, Reaud, Morgan & Quinn, L.L.P., Beaumont, for appellee.

Before GAULTNEY, KREGER, and HORTON, JJ.


OPINION

HOLLIS HORTON, Justice.

This case arises from the arbitration of a compensation dispute between the City of Beaumont ("City") and the International Association of Firefighters, Local Union No. 399 ("IAFF"). The arbitration was conducted pursuant to the Fire and Police Employee Relations Act ("FPERA"). See TEX. LOC. GOV'T CODE ANN. §§ 174.001-.253 (Vernon 1999 & Supp.2006). In this appeal, we hold that the arbitration panel exceeded...

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